Cops: Hatfield man assaulted woman multiple times over three days

HATFIELD BOROUGH — A Hatfield Borough man is behind bars for allegedly beating his disabled live-in girlfriend repeatedly over a three-day span, according to police.

Daniel Phillip McCarthy, of the unit block of Diamond Street, was arrested on the evening of May 8 and arraigned on Friday — his 51st birthday — before District Judge Kenneth Deatelhauser of Souderton on two counts of misdemeanor simple assault, one count of misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person, two counts of summary disorderly conduct and one count of summary harassment.

Police said that shortly before 6 p.m. on Thursday, officers responded to McCarthy’s apartment for a report of an assault victim and made contact with a woman who had visible injuries, including a fresh cut on her lower lip, and some older marks, including bruising.

The woman identified herself as McCarthy’s girlfriend — with whom she has lived for the past seven years — and said that over the past three days she had been punched or kicked more than seven times, according to police.

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She told officers that on Thursday, McCarthy kicked her three times on the right side of her body and punched her one or two times near her genital area, causing her pain, police said.

The woman said that because she is disabled, she was waiting “for the right opportunity” to escape the apartment, and after McCarthy fell asleep Thursday afternoon, she got out of the apartment and told a neighbor to dial 911, according to police, who did not specify the woman’s disability.

The woman was transported by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment of her injuries, and McCarthy was taken into custody.

On Friday, Deatelhauser set McCarthy’s bail at $5,000 cash, and McCarthy was committed to Montgomery County Correctional Facility after failing to post bond.

McCarthy is scheduled to return to Deatelhauser’s courtroom on May 23 for a preliminary hearing.